Politifact.com: Stories mentioning Back to Basicshttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/back-basics/Stories or blog posts about Back to Basics from Politifact.comen-usThu, 10 Feb 2011 11:17:54 -0500Democrats paint different picture of Perry's statehttp://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2011/feb/10/texas-democrats-paint-different-picture-perrys-sta/Responding to GOP Gov. Rick Perry&rsquo;s State of the State speech Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers sharply criticized the governor for his continuous touting of the Texas economy as a bright light in dire times nationally. Leading the charge, state Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth drew our attention when she said GOP leaders &quot;are saying our economy is strong even as unemployment skyrocketed in the past two years from 4.3 percent at the beginning of 2008 to 8.3 percent by the end of 2010, even as home sales have declined four straight years, even as Texas has the highest share of ... <a href="/texas/article/2011/feb/10/texas-democrats-paint-different-picture-perrys-sta/">>>More</a>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:17:54 -0500http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2011/feb/10/texas-democrats-paint-different-picture-perrys-sta/Back to Basics ad demands Rick Perry face Texans and debatehttp://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2010/oct/06/back-basics-ad-demands-rick-perry-face-texans-and-/The Back to Basics political action committee, which has spent big bucks attacking Republican Gov. Rick Perry, took another shot this week at goading the guv to debate Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Bill White. Six weeks after the PAC backed by Houston trial lawyer Steve Mostyn ran ads calling Perry a &quot;coward&quot; in 24 Texas newspapers, Back to Basics upped the ante Oct. 5 with fresh full-page ads the group said it placed in 41 newspapers, including the Austin American-Statesman. The latest ad features a photo of Perry, turned partly away from the camera with his head hung, looking like an ... <a href="/texas/article/2010/oct/06/back-basics-ad-demands-rick-perry-face-texans-and-/">>>More</a>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 11:42:18 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2010/oct/06/back-basics-ad-demands-rick-perry-face-texans-and-/